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Ritland, Kermit

Forestry (Vancouver)
Forest and Conservation Sciences
Beaty Biodiversity Research Centre; cofounder of Treenomix (a foundation of genomics knowledge; promotes forest health and sustainable forest stewardship for future generations)
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Mawani, Renisa

Arts (Vancouver)
Sociology
Colonial Legal History; Critical Theory; Race and Racism; Oceans and Maritime Worlds; Focused on global food production, climate change, and forms of war, this project draws from anticolonial...

Sheppard, Stephen

Forestry (Vancouver)
Forest Resources Management
Climate change planning, outreach, and community engagement; visioning methods and visualization of climate change causes, impacts, and mitigation/adaptation; low-carbon future scenarios visualized...

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Schafer, Laurel

Science (Vancouver)
Chemistry
Biodegraable polymers, sustainable synthesis, Green Chemistry

https://www.chem.ubc.ca/laurel-schafer

Schluter, Dolph

Science (Vancouver)
Zoology
Ecology of recent adaptive radiations; ecological forces responsible for the origin and persistence of species; evolution of differences between them in resource use, body form, and mating preferences; natural selection in wild populations; threespine sticklebacks

https://www.zoology.ubc.ca/person/dolph-schluter

Schmader, Toni

Arts (Vancouver)
Psychology
Interplay between self and social identity, particularly when one's social identity is accord lower status or is targeted by negative stereotypes. Social stigma, social justice, social cognition, intergroup emotion, self-esteem, and motivation and performance.

https://psych.ubc.ca/profile/toni-schmader/

Schonert-Reichl, Kimberly

Education (Vancouver)
Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education
The social, emotional, and moral development of children and adolescents with an emphasis on identifying the processes and mechanisms that promote positive development.

https://ecps.educ.ubc.ca/person/kimberly-schonert-reichl/

Schoof, Christian

Science (Vancouver)
Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
Glaciers, ice sheets, sea level change, climate, glaciology, applied math dynamics of ice sheets

https://www.eoas.ubc.ca/people/christianschoof

Schulte, Patricia

Science (Vancouver)
Zoology
Molecular biology, biochemistry, physiology, genomics, population genetics, and evolutionary biology to address the question, what are the physiological adaptations that allow animals to live in particular environments?

https://www.zoology.ubc.ca/person/patricia-schulte

Schwartz, Naomi

Arts (Vancouver)
Geography
Causes and consequences of disturbance and extreme events in tropical forest landscapes; Climate and land-use change are already altering the frequency and intensity of disturbance and climate extremes. Can we predict which forests will be most vulnerable to these events? What are the processes that underlie spatial heterogeneity in forest responses to disturbance and climate extremes? How do these events shape forest landscapes?

https://www.geog.ubc.ca/persons/naomi-schwartz/

Scott, Sandra

Education (Vancouver)
Curriculum and Pedagogy
Environmental Education; Ways of Knowing; passionate advocate for learning experiences that nurture our sense of wonder for the human and more than human world

https://edcp.educ.ubc.ca/faculty-staff/sandra-scott/

Seely, Brad

Forestry (Vancouver)
Forest and Conservation Sciences
Research to develop and test forest ecosystem management models at multiple spatial scales; exploring options for sustaining and improving the flow of ecosystem services from forest resources and evaluating the potential long-term impacts of climate change on forest health, growth and development; evaluating the impacts of management alternatives to mitigate the impacts of mountain pine beetle and other biogenic disturbance agents on forest resources.

https://asiapacific.forestry.ubc.ca/research-team/research-team/brad-seely/

Seidel, Marc-David

Sauder School of Business (Vancouver)
Commerce and Business Administration
Social, Economical and Political Impacts of Innovations; Socio-Economic Conditions; Discrimination and networks in the employment relationship

https://www.sauder.ubc.ca/people/marc-david-l-seidel

Senbel, Maged

Applied Science (Vancouver)
School of Community and Regional Planning
Urban design; environmental planning; climate change planning; public engagement; urban agriculture; multi-media; social media and youth engagement

https://scarp.ubc.ca/people/maged-senbel

Senese, Donna

Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (Okanagan)
Community, Culture, and Global Studies
Rural resilience; tourism and sustainability; landscapes of wine and food; international experiential education; Hazards, Gender and Vulnerability

https://ccgs.ok.ubc.ca/about/contact/donna-senese/

Sens, Allen

Arts (Vancouver)
Political Science
International relations; international security; armed conflict; conflict management; peace operations; nuclear weapons; arms control; European security; Canadian foreign and defence policy.

https://politics.ubc.ca/persons/allen-sens/

Servati, Peyman

Applied Science (Vancouver)
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Advanced nanomaterials; low-cost and flexible solar cells and batteries; novel device engineering for medical and energy applications.

https://www.ece.ubc.ca/faculty/peyman-servati

Shadwick, Robert

Science (Vancouver)
Zoology
Biomimetics, biomaterials, natural engineering for design of new structures/devices for biomedical or industrial use

https://www.zoology.ubc.ca/person/robert-shadwick

Shakya, Tsering

Arts (Vancouver)
School of Public Policy and Global Affairs
Modern Tibetan literature, Text and Printing Culture in Tibet, Banditry in Tibet

https://sppga.ubc.ca/profile/tsering-shakya/

Shapka, Jennifer

Education (Vancouver)
Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education
Developmental psychology; identifying how contextual factors are contributing to developmental wellbeing for adolescents

https://ecps.educ.ubc.ca/person/jennifer-shapka/

Shawwash, Ziad

Applied Science (Vancouver)
Civil Engineering
Modeling and optimization of large-scale civil engineering systems; planning, design and operation of hydroelectric generating facilities; use of decision, policy and risk analysis techniques in water resource planning and management; use of artificial intelligence systems in water resource and hydroelectric systems.

https://www.civil.ubc.ca/faculty/ziad-shawwash

Shelton, Anthony

Arts (Vancouver)
Art History, Visual Art and Theory
Visual culture, critical museology, history of collecting, Mexican cultural history. 

https://ahva.ubc.ca/persons/anthony-shelton/

Sheppard, Stephen

Forestry (Vancouver)
Forest Resources Management
Climate change planning, outreach, and community engagement; visioning methods and visualization of climate change causes, impacts, and mitigation/adaptation; low-carbon future scenarios visualized in the CIRS’ BC Hydro Decision Theatre; community energy planning, renewables, and energy literacy; public perceptions, aesthetics and sustainability; social aspects of forestry.

https://forestry.ubc.ca/faculty-profile/stephen-sheppard

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